Rationale: Students will
learn in this lesson how to
recognize little b in spoken language.
They will learn a letter symbol, a picture, a sound, and a gesture to
go along
with the picture. They will also learn what your mouth and tongue does
as you
say the sound of little b. All of
these things will help them remember and learn the little b. This is
important
to learn because many children get little b
and little d mixed up. It is needed that they learn things that will
help them
remember the difference. They will also practice finding /b/ in words.We will practice at the end by reading a
book.

Materials: For this lesson,
the children will all need primary
paper, and a pencil. For the teacher, a picture of a doctor with a
stethoscope
taking someone's heartbeat, he/she will also need a piece of primary
paper and
a pencil, a tonguetwister for little b, he/she will also need to have in mind
how to do the gesture of a heartbeat. It will also be helpful to have
an
overhead projector, so that writing the letter b can
be modeled. The teacher will also need pictures of things
that start with b, and other pictures
that do not, for the assessment. Each student should have a copy of
several
pictures for the assessment.

Procedures: 1. Today, we
are going to learn about the little
b. Can everyone say bu? Great! The
little letter b makes the sound bu.
What does your mouth do when you say
bu? B-u, bu. Your mouth comes
together, and then out, sort of like you
are spitting something out of your mouth. Great! Once more, bu!

2.
Raise your hand if
you have ever been to the doctor before? What are some of the things
the doctor
does when he first comes into the room to see you? He takes out what is
called
a stethoscope, and listens to your heart. A stethoscope helps the
doctor hear
your heartbeat. At this time the picture will be brought out, and put
under the
projector.

3. Who can tell me what
your heart might sound like to the
doctor? Bu-bu. Bu-bu. Bu-bu. At this
time, I would do the gesture of my hand beating over my heart to the
rhythm of Bu-bu. Bu-bu. Ok, who can do it with me?
Bu-bu. Bu-bu. That is what sound the
little b makes right? Bu-bu. Bu-bu.

4. Great! Now that we know
what little b sounds like, let's
look at this tongue twister! I want you to pretend that you are the
doctor now!
At this time I would display my tongue twister on the projector for
them to
see. I am going to read it first. "Bill and Betty baked brown bread for
Barbara's baby. Wow, that was pretty tough. Know I am going to say it
using our
new sound! Bu-Bill and Bu-Betty Bu-baked
Bu-brown Bu-bread for Bu-Barbera'sbu-baby. As I am saying this slowly, I am also doing my hand
gesture. Ok, doctors I need your help!
Let's
all try it together, remember find the heartbeat sound! Bu-Bill
and Bu-Betty Bu-baked Bu-brown Bu-bread for Bu-Barbara'sbu-baby. Great job everyone! Did anyone
see an extra b in Bu-barbara? Bu-Bar-Bu ara's. Good!

5. Now we are going to
learn how to write the letter b too! Everyone get out
a pencil, and I
will come around and give you piece of writing paper. I will now get
them the
primary paper. I am going to show you how to write the little b on your paper. Start at the roof , go
down, bu-bu-bounce up and around. I would do
this several times to demonstrate for them on the projector. Now
you try
it! Get your pencil ready! Let's say our poem. Start at
the roof, go down, bu-bu-bounce up and around! Ok now let's
say it as we write it! We would do this all together several times
going down
the line.

6. Let's see if you can
hear the heartbeat in barn. Buuu-arrr-nn. Did you hear
it?I think I heard it, bu-bu
arrrnn. Great!

7. Great job! Now let's
play a game. I want to see if you can
help me with some words. I want to see if you can hear the letter b in some words that I have. Ready
doctors? Do you hear /b/ in car or bus?
Do you hear /b/ in fall or ball? Do
you hear /b/ in bride
or hide? Do you hear /b/ in big or twig? Do you hear /b/ in hike
or bike? Great!

8. Now, we are going to
read a story. You are expert doctors
now! When you hear the little b
sound, I want you to make the heartbeat sign. Remember how we did it? I
will
model it again. We will now read together "My "b" sound box"
by Jane Belk Moncure.Little "b"s
adventure with words includes playing ball with a bear, discovering a
bird in a
birdbath, a bee, a baby baboon with a banana, and many other animal
friends.
Little "b" has an exciting ride on a bicycle and sails away on big
boat.

9. For the assessment, I
will have them circle pictures that
have the little b sound. Example: One picture will be of a bear, and
one
picture will be of a dog. Another might be a banana and a picture of a
telephone. They will have to circle which picture has the sound of the
little b. Each student will receive one, so
that each student is individually assessed.